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32-bit and 64-bit Will this 32-bit software run on my 64-bit operating system? Or Will this 64-bit software run on my computer? If you've asked these questions then this tutorial should help you to understand the concepts of 32-bit and 64-bit computing. We'll look at your computer system as three parts: the hardware, the operating system and the application programs. 32-bit versus 64-bit As the number of bits increases there are two important benefits. • More bits mean that data can be processed in larger chunks which also means more accurately. • More bits mean our system can point to or address a larger number of locations in physical memory. 32-bit systems were once desired because they could address (point to) 4 Gigabytes (GB) of memory in one go. Some modern applications require more than 4 GB of memory to complete their tasks so 64-bit systems are now becoming more attractive because they can potentially address up to 4 billion times that many loca...